Why do I have two versions of Adobe Acrobat XI Pro installed on my desktop?

I have a monthly subscription to Adobe Acrobat XI Pro - which I obtained via download. I am using a desktop running Windows XP (yes, I know, it's time to update).
When I click on my control panel icon and then the "add / remove programs" option (in an effort to look for old or unused programs to get rid of), I see that there are two line items for Adobe Acrobat XI Pro - each approximately 2,000.00 MB in size.
I would like to know whether one of these is an unnecessary duplicate and if so, whether I can delete it without that affecting the program. I'm hoping this will save a little space on my hard drive.
Thanks so much for any advice.

Thank you soo much! I was tempted to delete one thinking it was actually a 2nd version taking up lots of unnecessary space.
Cheers

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